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Franken Patek 5712 Project
- Thread starter jptrosch
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A fellow forum member was able to source them. I can't say exactly who because I haven't asked him if he's cool with me revealing his name.
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UPDATE: Casing started today. The watchmaker removed a ton of material on the inside of the case to fit the Caliber 240. Unfortunately, the dial sits too high in the case for the bezel to fit on, i.e. there isn't enough depth between the bottom of the bezel and the wings where it attaches to the body. We're going to have to take some material off the bottom of the bezel, which is not going to be easy.
Sorry to hear ur struggling with the case but glad you're almost there!! I know it's a hassel but would you mind asking him if he can contact me regarding gen patek parts? It'd be greatly appreciated. I want to follow your footsteps..
jcguo0516
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that look pretty freakin gorgeous even before all finished, paitent is the key, when the day comes, it will make you feel so good for a long long time
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Something my watchmaker said yesterday that I think won’t come as a surprise to anyone is that the quality of the rep steel versus the gen steel becomes very clear once you start working it. He described it as “gummy” and cutting “more like copper.”
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UPDATE: The movement is fully cased - caseback and bezel fitting nicely with the stem lined up. The next step is to install the pushers and reshape the caseback. After that, the hands and moon phase disk will be installed. And that's it.
Riverwind85
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I am really glad you are close! This is the most amazing project I have ever seen! What case did you end up using?
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It's a pf base with ppf bracelet, but I'm probably going to swap out the clasp on the bracelet with a pf clasp because it rattles.
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I am thankful to be alive to witness this moment.
This must be a first in the franken world of Patek.
This must be a first in the franken world of Patek.
Definitely. I’m now trying to figure out how I get my hands on a 240 movement!
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Looks really great! This is a slow build progress, but it totally seems worth it. That dial is gorgeous.
The only possible way for me to pull this project off is to buy a gen 5712 and reverse-franken it into a rep case lol
LebronXiJames
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Hahaha glad I’m not the only one who has been checking for ways to be able to get various different PP caliber movements. This project shows us that anything is possible
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I think it was mentioned earlier as well but, you could get a 5055, pull the movement get a 5712 dial and put that in rep case. Very costly an option tho just for a 240 caliber.
Well in the world of rare and expensive gen Patek parts, most people cannot just "get a 5712 dial" and a set of hands lol.